Cable, telephone

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OBJECT TYPE: DOUBLE HEAD
DATE: 1993
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2010.1291.004

MANUFACTURER: Tung Kong Electrical Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Synthetic and metal cable.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 19.5 cm
Width: 3.5 cm
Height: 3.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Telephony
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Tung Kong
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Reflecting the business trend of the late 1980s to move the manufacture of consumer goods “off-shore”, the phone was manufactured in Malaysia rather than one of Northern Telecom’s Canadian manufacturing facilities.
Function: To connect a telephone to an active telephone line.
Technical: Example of a multi feature business phone of the 1990s featuring an LCD display with both call display and a clock and a 10 preset memory buttons. Interestingly all of the phone features (redial, link, etc.) are written in French.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Recessed in the cable insulation: "TUNG KONG ELECTRICAL CO."
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Black cable with clear connectors.
Decoration: N/A

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